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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.buy oil (in small quantities)
我刚刚去打油了。
I just went to buy oil.
- 2
v.dialextract oil (from a plant, etc.); press for oil
大豆可以用来打油。
Soybeans can be used to press for oil.
- 3
v.add oil; apply shoe polish
我给皮鞋打油。
I polished leather shoes with oil.
Word usage
- Separable word"打" and "油" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
这个月家里还没打过油。
I haven't bought oil for family use this month.
我刚才去超市打了一瓶油。
I went to the supermarket to buy a bottle of oil just now.
皮鞋穿得久了，需要打点儿油。
If the leather shoes have been worn for a long time, they need to be polished with oil.